Precerpt Friday: Raising Happy Cat Families (Norwood) - Alpha, Beta, and Everyone Else (Introduction)

 




On precerpt Fridays, we share excerpts from forthcoming books. Today, we are sharing an excerpt from Raising Happy Cat Families: the introduction to the chapter, "Alpha, Beta, and Everyone Else."

Not all families will have both an alpha (dominating) and a beta (nurturing) cat. We did for many years, and that may have made it easier to keep the family together, bonded, and a receptive place when a new cat came along. Now, all four males—gentle souls all of them—take on the responsibility of welcoming the new cats. A cat rescuer, bringing our latest, Moo, to us, commented, “Your male cats are so gentle and welcoming!” They are, indeed. We expect them to be that way, and we raise them to be that way.

Only Happy Cat is a beta cat. Now, because of blindness, he cannot fulfill that role. It seems as if the other three males understand that they are needed to help out, and they do step up to the plate. As a result, Moo was integrated by Bear, but Jack mentors him, as does Happy Cat, to the extent that his failing body will allow.

There are other alphabet letters used to describe cat behavior as well although the best known are the alpha and beta cat types. In addition, there are gamma, delta, omega, and zeta cats—and our cat family has one or more of each. Yes, different breeds can indeed get along with each other, but it is helpful to know what behavior type your cats are in order to better integrate them. Understanding the difference between alpha, beta, gamma, delta, omega, and zeta cats can make integration easier and the challenges to make more sense.

All of these types become part of the evolving cat family structure. Here are some things we have taken into consideration in building a bonded family of cats.

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